He came for the rest of us...
Monday, March 13, 2006 at 03:08PM Here's a brand new reading for worship....
Jesus came
for the wise and the strong
And He came just as well for the rest of us.
Jesus came for the days that life seemed ordered and filled with meaning.
But we rejoice because he came for the other days, too.
Blessed by old men and shepherds
Worshiped by kings and beggers
And the rest in between.
He loves us still
He did not come to recieve just our joy and elation.
He came for the rest of us.
He came for our doubts, our burdens, our sorrows and grief.
He even came for the times when we doubted his presence.
He reached down to us.
When our lonliness seemed unbearable.
His love courted us.
And His mercy enveloped us.
His holiness consumed us.
God’s advent of grace put the pieces of our broken lives together.
Along the path of our lives we’ve heard of blessed souls who could manage their problems, pick themselves up, find the reasons for all of lifes challenges.
But thank God, that he came for the rest of us!
Not just our good.
But also the rest of us.
He came to celebrate our youth but when our youth is spent...
He celebrates with even greater passion, the rest of us.
He came for the people of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Judea.
But He also came for the rest of us.
So now he compels us to shout to the world, the joy of a coming King.
So that every person can hear the invitation to join...
The rest of us. He came...
for the rest of us.
Amen.__
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